Upcoming Training

Strategic leadership education for municipal and county elected officials. The School of Government, in partnership with the League and the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, announce the Local Elected Leaders Academy. Through this educational program, municipal and county elected officials will gain the knowledge and skills they need to lead and govern their communities in the 21st century.   

Scholarships: The Local Elected Leaders Academy offers scholarships to municipal and county elected officials to attend School of Government sponsored programs, workshops and courses.  Our generous donors include Food Lion, Prudential Financial, Local Government Federal Credit Union, and Progress Energy. Information about the scholarship application process is found at the individual course registration.

Recognition: By attending LELA events, elected officials earn credits toward recognition for their commitment to lifelong learning through the LELA Recognition Program. Questions about your credit hours can be directed to Rob Shepherd at 919-715-9767 or rshepherd@nclm.org.

WATER AND ECONOMICALLY VIBRANT COMMUNITIES: WHAT EVERY LOCAL LEADER NEEDS TO KNOW / ETHICS

January 9, 2013—Asheville, NC  

January 30, 2013—New Bern, NC

February 12, 2013—Winston-Salem, NC

February 22, 2013—Chapel Hill, NC

This is a workshop for veteran elected municipal and county officials offered annually. The topic for 2013 is Water. Water is one of the state's most precious resources and is fundamental to quality of life and economic development. Water availability and pricing is an important issue facing you as a local elected leader. This engaging workshop will give you a basic understanding about water supply, drinking water systems, wastewater treatment, and storm water. You will come away from this workshop knowing the right questions to ask water utility staff in order to provide strategic direction to water utilities. 

WATER AND WASTEWATER FINANCE

Chapel Hill

February 2013

The Environmental Finance Center's Annual Water and Wastewater Funding Strategies workshop will provide utility practitioners with new skills and up-to-date information on infrastructure finance planning strategies and funding resources.  This workshop is a part of the EFC's Water Management Leadership Program. To learn more, visit http://www.sog.unc.edu/node/1219, or contact Danielle Phillips, program manager, at 919.843.8981 or daniellp@sog.unc.edu.

STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS

March 7, 2013—Asheville, NC
March 18, 2013—Greenville, NC

This interactive one day workshop provides local elected officials an opportunity to walk through a strategic cycle of planning, implementing and evaluating results. Participants will recognize how components of the planning and evaluation process link together, clarify roles and responsibilities for each step in the process, and begin outlining what they would like to accomplish in their own planning, performance measurement, budgeting and evaluation process. To learn more, visit http://www.sog.unc.edu/node/1967, or contact Lisa Sheffield, program manager, at 919.962.3464 or sheffield@sog.unc.edu.

WEBINAR ON-DEMAND: MOTIVATING WITHOUT MONEY (LELA)

Times are tough. Many cities and counties are freezing positions and deferring annual salary and merit increases. What can you do to maintain your staff’s morale during these difficult times? The School of Government presents an insightful webinar filled with practical ideas you can use in your organization. You will come away understanding what motivates people, ways to recognize and reward your staff, and strategies to improve morale. Presented by Willow Jacobson, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Government. UNC School of Government.

SAFETY CATCH, A FREE, ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Cities, towns or groups that are members of the League of Municipalities' workers' compensation (W/C) or property/liability (P&L) insurance programs can now take part in free, online loss control safety training courses, thanks to a new program unveiled by the League.

Safety Catch offers 14 training courses, each lasting from 30 minutes to two hours. These courses are available to employees of those towns or groups that are members of the W/C or P&L programs. The topics are user-friendly, easy to navigate and no additional computer training is required. (Users must have access to a computer with Windows 95 or higher operating system, among other conditions.) In addition, training coordinators can easily track courses completed by their staff.